African Nationhood

Chapter 25 Immigrants (Part )
  Facts have proved that when it is closely related to one's own interests, human potential is unlimited.

It didn't take half an hour, but twenty minutes before Thomas Spann was caught in the Governor's Mansion.

Thomas Spann, who had his arms tied behind his back, no longer had the arrogance and arrogance he had when they first met. His legs were trembling but he could still stand upright.

He is a pure white British man, and there is Governor Freire here. No matter how arrogant this yellow-skinned monkey is, he will not go too far.

Because Governor Freire could not let a yellow-skinned monkey kill a British citizen, he still had luck in his heart.

Shi Jintang smiled and looked at Thomas' embarrassment for a while, then took a deep breath of his cigar and sprayed it directly on the white man's fat face, "Hello, Mr. Spann, we meet again."

Thomas Spann resisted the discomfort and peeked at Sir Freire, finding that the latter was looking out the window with a cigar in his hand and said nothing.

"Sir Freyr, help me!"

Governor Freire seemed not to hear, and continued to smoke his cigar and look at the scenery.

Thomas couldn't hold on any longer. He knelt down in front of Shi Jintang with a "pop" and replied tremblingly: "Hello, Mr. Shi!"

"I just chatted with Sir Freire. He said that you are serious about your work and have rich experience. I was too impulsive in Walvis Bay before, so I plan to transfer you to Nanhua Company. How about it?"

When Thomas Spann heard this, he was extremely frightened. The yellow-skinned monkey almost beat him to death in Walvis Bay before. If he is transferred back to Southwest Africa, he will definitely die!

Fear and regret completely crushed his spirit, and he burst into tears: "Manager Shi, I was wrong, please forgive me! I shouldn't have blocked your men from entering the Governor's Mansion, let alone be hostile to you. …”

Hearing this, Shi Jintang smiled even more happily, "Thomas, what do you mean by saying this? I admire you and don't want to bury your talent.

It has been decided that when you return to Nanhua Company, I will appoint you as the captain of the slave catching team. What do you think, Sir Freyr? "

Upon hearing Shi Jintang's question, Sir Freyr immediately finished admiring the scenery outside.

He turned around and took a puff from the cigar in his hand, then exhaled the smoke slowly.

"Well, Director Shi's proposal is very good, I agree."

"Since Sir Freir has agreed, Thomas, let's not delay. After all, mining gold mines is important. Qu Sangqian comes in."

Qu Sangqian walked in quickly and stood bowed aside.

"Laoqu, Sir Freire and I have already discussed the establishment of a slave-catching team in Southwest Africa. You will be the deputy captain of the slave-catching team, and this Thomas Spann will be the captain.

You escort him back to Southwest Africa now. The conditions in Southwest Africa are harsh and the environment is harsh. You have to take good care of him! "

Qu Sangqian naturally understood the meaning of his boss's words. He clasped his hands and said loudly: "Don't worry, boss, my subordinates will definitely take good care of Captain Thomas!"

Thomas already understood at this moment that Governor Frere was bribed by this gold mine of yellow-skinned monkeys.

And he has been sold to the yellow-skinned monkey by Governor Freire. This weird yellow-skinned monkey is his executioner.

He screamed in fear: "Don't kill me, you can't kill me. I am a British citizen. Governor Frere, you accepted bribes from yellow-skinned monkeys. I want to complain..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qu Sangqian kicked his jaw and shattered it, knocking out several teeth.

His head hit the floor so hard that the floor reverberated.

His mouth was full of blood, and when he wanted to scream again, a smelly wool sock was stuffed into his mouth.

Qu Sanggan strangled Thomas' neck and dragged him out.

When they arrived outside the door, Trudeau, Tian Liang and others immediately stepped forward to help, and soon the fat white man was carried out of the Governor's Mansion.

I don’t know how many white civil servants saw this scene, but everyone kept silent in a tacit understanding.

The matter has been resolved. Shi Jintang said goodbye to Governor Freire and went straight to the dock with the note he issued.

……

The Port of Cape Town was founded in 1652 and is the second largest city in South Africa. The port has an important geographical location and is the only way from Europe to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the west coast of Africa.

Although the importance of the Suez Canal declined after its opening, it was still an important transit port and hub port for the British to conquer Africa.

The northwest wind in winter is very strong, constantly pushing the waves to hit the coast, and ships do not dare to anchor here for a long time. Therefore, there are not many ships anchored in Table Bay at this time.

Most ships quickly unload their cargo and then leave after arriving at the port. Shi Jintang and the others did not go directly to the ship to pick up people this time, but went to the immigration operation office in the dock area.

The immigrants brought by British merchants had been moved to the dock area half a month ago.

The Immigration Transfer Office was easy to find. After entering, Shi Jintang showed Governor Frere's wristband.

The white civil servant at the transfer office immediately took Shi Jintang to see his immigrants with a smile on his face.

"A sneeze, a sneeze..."

The smell in the immigrant confinement room was so overpowering that it made Shi Jintang sneeze as soon as he entered. It took him a while to stop.

When I was in a trance, what I saw in front of me didn't look like a living thing.

What kind of group of people are they? Their clothes are torn and skinny, their expressions are numb, their eyes are dull, and they are as lifeless as puppets on strings.

Even the arrival of Shi Jintang and his party did not elicit any reaction from them.

They were too weak and had no extra energy to waste.

Shi Jintang felt sad for these people at the moment. Being able to be transported here would ensure a good life in the future.

Shi Jintang didn't say much, and rudely pushed the white official in front of him away, causing the white official to sneer.

Then he shouted to Tian Liang outside: "Bring the hot soup quickly, don't give me the bread yet.

Let them drink some hot soup to fill their stomachs first, and then give them food later. Who else is going to buy food quickly? They don’t want meat, just bread. "

Fish soup and black bread were Shi Jintang's last-minute idea, so the quantities prepared were not large.

The numb and miserable look of the immigrants made Shi Jintang feel chills on his back, and his faith became a little firmer.

The Qing Dynasty was already rotten. Instead of working hard to improve it, it was better to rebuild the country and build a new soil.

He worked hard to finally gain a foothold for himself and his compatriots in this barbaric land.
  For his own ideals and to save more compatriots, he can only work harder!
  ……

"Everyone, please line up, don't be impatient, everyone is there. Tian Liang, you kid, what are you still dawdling about? Hurry up and maintain the line!"

"Shet! Don't grab it. If you grab it again, I will get angry!"

"Brother, don't be anxious. Boss Shi is a good man. He has brought enough food for everyone. Don't grab it!"

……

The desire for food gave these previously weak people a burst of vitality.

Although Trudeau and others had struggled to maintain the human wall, the impact of the hungry crowd was too strong.

In desperation, Shi Jintang had no choice but to pull out his revolver and fired two shots into the air. The sound of the gunshot immediately shocked the hungry crowd!
  "Line up and come one by one. Anyone who moves again will be beaten to death!"

Seeing that order was maintained, Shi Jintang gave Tian Liang an explanation and then turned to the white officials who were standing aside to watch the excitement.

"Where are the children kept?"

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